An IDF force entered the village Urif near Nablus on four nights during last December and harassed village residents using their vehicle sirens, stun grenades, light flares and the public address system mounted on their vehicles.

Settlers from Yitzhar assaulted Palestinians from the village of Urif and uprooted olive trees on the outskirts of the village, taking advantage of the harsh weather conditions which hampered the access of security forces to the area. A similar incident occurred near the outpost Esh Kodesh, whose residents assaulted the Palestinian residents of Qusra. (palsolidarity.org)

Settlers threw stones at a school in the Palestinian village of Urif near Nablus. The building sustained damage and several windows were shattered as a result of the stoning. One of the Urif council members claims that the settlers arrived from the settlement of Yitzhar, and that they also threw stones at a tractor working near the school, shattering a window. (Ynetnews)

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These are translations of items from the Hebrew Slippery Slope blog, which documents the decline of Israeli democracy. The Slope collects isolated incidents, which together draw the picture of a crumbling democracy – violation of human rights, bad governance, corruption, and police brutality. The various news media report these incidents; we connect the dots.

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